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    The Potency of Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Empower Constructive Dissenters

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    Authors
    Symons, Christine
    Almberg, Leslie
    Goh, Elson
    McGowan, J.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Symons, Christine and Almberg, Leslie and Goh, Elson and McGowan, Judy (2012). The potency of interdisciplinary collaboration to empower constructive dissenters, in Brown, N. and Jones S. M. and Adam, A. (ed), Research and Development in Higher Education: Connections in Higher Education, Jul 2-5 2012, pp. 309–316. Hobart, Tasmania: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Inc.
    Source Title
    Research and Development in Higher Education: Connections in Higher Education. Refereed Papers from the 35th HERDSA Annual International Conference
    Source Conference
    35th HERDSA Annual International Conference
    Additional URLs
    http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/2012/HERDSA_2012_Symons.pdf
    ISSN
    1441 001X
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40119
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Highly regulated work environments for academics, where workloads are pre-determined and then enforced through accepted norms of behaviour within departments, can work to suppress organic collaborative partnerships, which may arise out of need or unexpected opportunities. As a result of restrictive work practices where the status quo is often preserved, some academics who wish to engage in more purposeful, innovative teaching and learning practices find themselves as outsiders within their own disciplines. They become, in effect, principled or constructive dissenters. This paper contends that a Community of Practice (CoP) may provide a purposeful environment for constructive dissenters and suggests three broad conditions in which such a community might thrive. These conditions are voluntary membership, a facilitated informal network and interdisciplinary collaboration. We examine the positive impact this CoP has had on our intrinsic motivation, enthusiasm for work, and outcomes for students.

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